(38628) Huya Trans-Neptunian Object
Discovered on 10 March 2000 by I. R. Ferrin at Merida.
Huya is one of the most representative gods in the infra-world of the Wayuu Indians of Venezuela. As such it is associated with the rain and winter, and lives in the celestial altitudes beyond the sun.Naming citation (20030501/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Huya is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Huya is 29.4 au from the Sun and 29.8 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 38628 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EB173 |
| Orbit class | Trans-Neptunian Object |
| Rotation period | 5.28 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 4.79 |
| Orbital period | 246 years |
| Semi-major axis | 39.3 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 28.5 – 50.0 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.274 |
| Inclination | 15.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 27.5 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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